By far the most popular blog post that I have so far written was Putin’s Philosopher, about Ivan Ilyin. Some readers asked for more on the same subject, so here is a translation of an essay he wrote in 1948 entitled ‘Against Russia’. My aim is not to endorse what Ilyin writes, merely to illustrate a mode of thinking which probably resonates strongly among some Russians today. The translation is mine.
Against Russia by Ivan Ilyin, 1948.….
Paul Robinson | Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa
